M Erasmus

Cricket umpire Active

  • 584 matches officiated
  • 2006–2026 on record
  • 127 grounds
  • 55 teams
  • #13 of 1,539 by experience

Career by year

010203040502006: 1 as on-field2006: 3 as tv umpire2006: 4 as reserve20062007: 4 as on-field2007: 8 as tv umpire2007: 11 as reserve2008: 4 as on-field2008: 4 as tv umpire2008: 3 as reserve20082009: 21 as on-field2009: 3 as tv umpire2009: 6 as reserve2010: 19 as on-field2010: 9 as tv umpire2010: 4 as reserve20102011: 19 as on-field2011: 13 as tv umpire2011: 1 as reserve2012: 24 as on-field2012: 6 as tv umpire2012: 5 as reserve20122013: 21 as on-field2013: 10 as tv umpire2013: 2 as reserve2014: 32 as on-field2014: 12 as tv umpire2014: 3 as reserve20142015: 24 as on-field2015: 9 as tv umpire2015: 1 as reserve2016: 25 as on-field2016: 12 as tv umpire2016: 2 as reserve20162017: 21 as on-field2017: 9 as tv umpire2017: 1 as reserve2018: 19 as on-field2018: 11 as tv umpire20182019: 19 as on-field2019: 11 as tv umpire2019: 2 as reserve2020: 5 as on-field2020: 3 as tv umpire20202021: 21 as on-field2021: 2 as tv umpire2021: 2 as reserve2022: 23 as on-field2022: 6 as tv umpire2022: 3 as reserve20222023: 28 as on-field2023: 13 as tv umpire2023: 1 as reserve2024: 23 as on-field2024: 3 as tv umpire20242025: 3 as on-field2025: 23 as tv umpire2026: 7 as tv umpire2026
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve

By format

Test132
ODI192
T20I97
First-class1
T20162
Women's matches21

By role

On-field 356
TV umpire 177
Reserve 51

A match can appear under two roles — standing in one innings and sitting as third umpire is one match, counted once in the total above.

Decision reviews

  • 502reviews against his calls
  • 130upheld
  • 372overturned
  • 26%upheld rate

Counted from ball-by-ball records, which name the umpire whose decision was reviewed. This is not an accuracy rating. It covers only the decisions a side chose to challenge — a small and deliberately unrepresentative sample of the calls made in a match.

FormatReviewsUpheld
ODI 100 29 (29%)
T20 35 11 (31%)
T20I 12 1 (8%)
Test 355 89 (25%)

First and most recent

First on record South Africa v AustraliaT20I24 Feb 2006New Wanderers Stadium
Most recent MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern CapeT2018 Jan 2026St George's Park, Gqeberha

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • Newlands23
  • Dubai International Cricket Stadium21
  • Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas16
  • Lord's16
  • SuperSport Park, Centurion15
  • Newlands, Cape Town14
  • Trent Bridge13
  • Sydney Cricket Ground12
  • Galle International Stadium12
  • Eden Gardens12
  • Kennington Oval12
  • Edgbaston12

Teams

  • England134
  • Australia123
  • India94
  • Sri Lanka79
  • South Africa78
  • New Zealand65
  • Pakistan62
  • Bangladesh60
  • West Indies55
  • Zimbabwe29
  • Kings XI Punjab23
  • Chennai Super Kings21

Competitions

  • Indian Premier League84
  • SA2036
  • ICC Cricket World Cup30
  • Major League Cricket28
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup26
  • The Ashes19
  • World T2019
  • ICC World Twenty2018
  • ICC Women's World Twenty2014
  • World Cup10
  • ICC Champions Trophy10
  • NatWest Series9

Milestones

50th match Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals23 Apr 2009
100th match Australia v Sri Lanka5 Nov 2010
200th match England v Australia18 Jul 2013
300th match Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders30 Apr 2016
400th match Pakistan v West Indies31 May 2019
500th match Pretoria Capitals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape11 Feb 2023

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
18 Jan 2026 MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern CapeSt George's Park, Gqeberha T20 TV umpire
16 Jan 2026 Sunrisers Eastern Cape v MI Cape TownNewlands, Cape Town T20 TV umpire
13 Jan 2026 Durban's Super Giants v Paarl RoyalsBoland Park, Paarl T20 TV umpire
10 Jan 2026 Pretoria Capitals v Paarl RoyalsBoland Park, Paarl T20 TV umpire
6 Jan 2026 Joburg Super Kings v MI Cape TownNewlands, Cape Town T20 TV umpire
4 Jan 2026 MI Cape Town v Paarl RoyalsNewlands, Cape Town T20 TV umpire
2 Jan 2026 Paarl Royals v MI Cape TownBoland Park, Paarl T20 TV umpire
31 Dec 2025 Pretoria Capitals v MI Cape TownNewlands, Cape Town T20 TV umpire
27 Dec 2025 Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl RoyalsBoland Park, Paarl T20 TV umpire
11 Jul 2025 Texas Super Kings v MI New YorkGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
6 Jul 2025 MI New York v Washington FreedomCentral Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill T20 TV umpire
5 Jul 2025 MI New York v Los Angeles Knight RidersCentral Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill T20 TV umpire
4 Jul 2025 San Francisco Unicorns v Texas Super KingsCentral Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill T20 TV umpire
2 Jul 2025 Texas Super Kings v Washington FreedomCentral Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill T20 TV umpire
29 Jun 2025 Texas Super Kings v MI New YorkGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
28 Jun 2025 Washington Freedom v San Francisco UnicornsGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
26 Jun 2025 Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington FreedomGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
24 Jun 2025 Texas Super Kings v Los Angeles Knight RidersGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
22 Jun 2025 Texas Super Kings v Washington FreedomGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
21 Jun 2025 MI New York v Washington FreedomGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire

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Questions

How many matches has M Erasmus officiated?
M Erasmus has officiated 584 recorded matches, between 2006 and 2026.
How many Test matches has M Erasmus stood in?
M Erasmus appears in 132 Tests on record.
How many ODIs has M Erasmus stood in?
M Erasmus appears in 192 ODIs on record.
How often are M Erasmus's decisions upheld on review?
Of 502 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 130 were upheld -- 26 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
Which ground has M Erasmus officiated at most often?
Newlands, with 23 matches on record.

Other officials

Figures updated 17 Aug 2026.

Ball-by-ball records begin in 2002; matches before that are counted where an official record names the officials. A match with no officials recorded does not appear here.